Where the ducks and geese are hopfully :toofunny: Ive got a spot That has corn and a pond on the river And straight across from it is a hunting clubs marsh ground And when them yahoos go in to it they kick up a gillion billion wings And I just close my eyes and shoot The bad thing is they hunt it so hard after the first week only a few birds go in there And about the time they roost over there again it frezzes :pissed: And then its kinda slow

It 's all about scouting for me. Some years one spot produces well or maybe a buddy has a new place to try. I've never had a bad day at Strawberry or the Public Shooting Grounds and most likely end up at one of those two. Of course the crowds are getting worse. M y scouting secret is to drive the places I am considering hunting on Youth day, see what s flying and see how the young in body do, then respond accordingly. Of course I am always out checking on the local duck population.

There is no help for this kind of insanity. I'm just a duck hunter, and should not be held accountable for all my actions between October 1st and freeze-up. Gordon MacQuarrie

I'm not a fan of the opener, I may even miss it. I like to get out the middle of the first week when the marsh isn't crowded and I can get the birds to work a bit. If I do go, it'll be to a small little spit of water that won't see many other hunters but we'll not have to worry about crowds.